House in the centre with garden and terrace

Description

This house with a large terrace and a garden can be found in the historic centre of Noto.

Description of the building

The property comprises 13 rooms arranged on two floors. The first floor comprises a large entrance hall, a living room and a private garden. An external staircase leads to a large terrace and the other rooms of the house. The first floor comprises a kitchen, a living room, a sitting room, bedrooms and bathrooms.

Uses and potentialities

The building has many potentialities: it could become a refined private residence, or considering its position in the historic centre, just a stone’s throw from Corso Vittorio Emanuele, and considering the amount of rooms there are, it could be turned into a charming boutique hotel.

The entrance

The building has two entrances: one in the main road and a reserved one in a side alley with characteristic cobblestone paving – which is quite common in the quarters of the historic centre. The second entrance is away from the noises of the historic centre and it also takes you back in time. The entrance opens onto a large lobby (which used to be the stables); it still has its original floorings in white limestone. This area could be used as the reception area.

The courtyard and the terrace

After going through the stables you reach an internal courtyard which is like a huge room with an open sky where the scent of jasmine and lemon blossom create a fresh and perfumed atmosphere; this area could be used to serve breakfast or aperetifs before dinner. Then there is the terrace: a large terrace with a floor area of about 200 sq. m. which is considered the focal point of the property. An area where a restaurant under the stars could be created, offering flavours of the Sicilian culinary tradition.

Surface of the building

The property has a floor area of about 320 sq. m. which would allow for a tourist receptive structure with several rooms that look out onto the terrace. The rooms face the south-east so they are bright and airy and they all have balconies that communicate with the terrace.